Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

A guy in Florida. Ate raw oysters and got sick. There was some bacteria in his system they guess was from the raw oysters, which caused him to have stomach issues and go to the hospital.

Always blame Florida Man (apologies to @GonePlaid )

 

[PillO]

Coke (the acid in it) [corrected by PillO and Stealth] is good if your windscreen (for UK friends), has accumulated some road oils. Really cuts through it. I keep RainX on mine and it's not a problem.

Phosphoric acid is one of the forms the phosphate will be in in solution, especially considering that pH is around 2... So not incorrect.

Interesting aside - if you are rather obsessive about your laundry, you will pay extra to get better whitening power. That power is in the form of phosphate in the detergent. Under UV light, your clothes will glow from the incomplete removal of the phosphate.

 

[BklynKen]

There's some guy here who swears by SITs and has practically started his own religion.

Moral of the story: take religion as a suggestion and explore all paths.

 

[PillO]

Moral of the story: take religion as a suggestion and explore all paths.

We all know that your SIT cult is just a means to achieve tax exemption through religion.

 

[BklynKen]

We all know that your SIT cult is just a means to achieve tax exemption through religion.

I'll say no more.

I should also add to always revisit.

 

[dagrev]

Phosphoric acid is one of the forms the phosphate will be in in solution, especially considering that pH is around 2... So not incorrect.

Interesting aside - if you are rather obsessive about your laundry, you will pay extra to get better whitening power. That power is in the form of phosphate in the detergent. Under UV light, your clothes will glow from the incomplete removal of the phosphate.

I just took my glowing clothes off. Thanks.

 

[dagrev]

Moral of the story: take religion as a suggestion and explore all paths.

Then decide!

 

[Stealth57]

Phosphoric acid is one of the forms the phosphate will be in in solution, especially considering that pH is around 2... So not incorrect.

Interesting aside - if you are rather obsessive about your laundry, you will pay extra to get better whitening power. That power is in the form of phosphate in the detergent. Under UV light, your clothes will glow from the incomplete removal of the phosphate.

A number of States in the US banned phosphate laundry soaps in the 70s and the entire US on a voluntary basis in the 90s.

 

[GBassNorth]

Here's an interesting Gibson bass.

Gibson USA LTD EDITION 1 of 400 Les Paul Money Bass Mint W/OHSC and Paperwork | Reverb

Hmmm, what gives???
Sweetwater… Used Gibson USA Ltd Edition Les Paul Money Bass W/Case and Paperwork
Ricks… Used Gibson USA Ltd Edition Les Paul Money Bass W/Case and Paperwork

Both in Cumberland RI. Identical bass, but different pictures. Ricks is a hundred bucks more than Sweetwaters already inflated price. Looks kinda shady. Expected better from Sweetwater.

 

[BklynKen]

Then decide!

Not a fair comparison at the moment since the RS66 are newly-installed and I've had home playing and a couple of band practices on the SITs. I'll get more time in with the RS66 and then see what I think. I don't expect anything dramatic.

 

[BklynKen]

Hmmm, what gives???
Sweetwater… Gibson USA LTD EDITION 1 of 400 Les Paul Money Bass Mint W/OHSC and Paperwork | Reverb
Ricks… Used Gibson USA Ltd Edition Les Paul Money Bass W/Case and Paperwork

Both in Cumberland RI. Identical bass, but different pictures. Ricks is a hundred bucks more than Sweetwaters already inflated price. Looks kinda shady. Expected better from Sweetwater.

That Gear Exchange is Sweetwater's attempt at Reverb. So I guess that seller posted it in both places.

 

[dagrev]

Not a fair comparison at the moment since the RS66 are newly-installed and I've had home playing and a couple of band practices on the SITs. I'll get more time in with the RS66 and then see what I think. I don't expect anything dramatic.

I found SITs, as I believe you said, more full sounding compared to 66s. I put 66s on my '64 a while back just because, and was not impressed--and I used to use those on it. But different heads and cabs. Then I put the SITs on it and was really impressed. At least on that bass and for my tonal target the SITs were a huge improvement over the 66s. May replace my Infelds which have worked magic on it for years. But 66s do match up well with some basses. But I haven't tried SITs on those yet either, so who knows.

 

[dagrev]

We all know that your SIT cult is just a means to achieve tax exemption through religion.

He could have done that with a 501c3 (Non Profit). I think he likes the cool hooded robes and fancy cups.

 

[dagrev]

That Gear Exchange is Sweetwater's attempt at Reverb. So I guess that seller posted it in both places.

Have you or anyone else checked out Goodwill's site? Occasionally there are some things of slight interest.

Listings - shopgoodwill.com

Example:
Peavey Deltabass Amplifier Head - shopgoodwill.com

Fender Bassman Black Panel Tube Bass Amplifier Head Unit *See - shopgoodwill.com
This does not function, so the price seems pretty high even you can fix it yourself. Yet there are 33 bids thus far.

 

[GBassNorth]

Those pickups don’t look wide enough to be TBird pickups. But what are they?

They are the stock pups for the 2007 week 7 limited edition Money Bass. I think they look very similar to the Eppi Limited edition Tbird pups but I don’t know if they are exactly the same.
Here’s the 2007 limited edition guitars of the week run down. Each guitar was a 400 unit run. The blue money bass comes in at the 5:20 mark on the clip. They also released a blonde one later in the year, and Blonde and lava burst SG Supreme basses as well.

 

[BklynKen]

He could have done that with a 501c3 (Non Profit). I think he likes the cool hooded robes and fancy cups.

The harem never hurts.

 

[BklynKen]

I found SITs, as I believe you said, more full sounding compared to 66s. I put 66s on my '64 a while back just because, and was not impressed--and I used to use those on it. But different heads and cabs. Then I put the SITs on it and was really impressed. At least on that bass and for my tonal target the SITs were a huge improvement over the 66s. May replace my Infelds which have worked magic on it for years. But 66s do match up well with some basses. But I haven't tried SITs on those yet either, so who knows.

I expect the same conclusion. But I had these sitting around and my backline these days is pretty different, like the B-15, so it was a good opportunity to compare, since the 2013 and 2018 are so similar.

 

[PillO]

I just took my glowing clothes off. Thanks.

Pictures or it... Never mind; I'll just believe you.

 

[PillO]

A number of States in the US banned phosphate laundry soaps in the 70s and the entire US on a voluntary basis in the 90s.

And now your tidy whities are unkempt greys...

 

[dagrev]

Pictures or it... Never mind; I'll just believe you.

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